The Old Bull's Otherworldly Journey as a Knight-Errant, Punishing Evil and Righting Wrongs-Today, He Finally Knew Himself

The newbies encountered combat a little earlier than predicted.

Of course, another way to put it was that they had overestimated the quality of the soldiers from the Sentar Oasis. As the newbies crossed the sea of sand in large groups and reached the dunes near Origin Harbor, they happened to run into the rear guard of two thousand Sentar Oasis warriors, who were leisurely making their way across the desert.

Their casual demeanor and halfhearted attitude toward marching prompted a group of savvy newbies to exclaim, "The noob-village Sangheili bandits have respawned!"

Clearly, these rebels didn't think they would be attacked in a desert under their own control. After all, from their perspective, this battle was a sure win.

Aside from the Sentar family, the only other oases near Origin Harbor were the Pom Oasis and the Fanset Oasis. Everyone knew the Fanset people were the dogs of the Pom, who had nothing left but money. Those who made their living as traveling merchants were even more cowardly than the pampered Pom.

Given the current situation, the Pom and their trained watchdogs wouldn't dare leave their comfortable homes to come to Origin Harbor's aid.

So this surprise attack was a guaranteed success!

Once the Sentar people took Origin Harbor, their family's future would be bright. To hell with the ridiculous Thirty-Three Pilgrim Families! They had ruled this desert for over a thousand years. It was about time they stepped aside and let someone else take over.

The Sangheili might not have the cultured way of saying that Heaven's mandate had changed and the divine vessel had passed to another, but ambition was a standard feature of any humanoid creature!

A small family like the Sentar Oasis, which had no chance of rising to prominence in ordinary times, was all